COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nevada begins Monday.
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to a Las Vegas ICU nurse on Monday.
With the first COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Nevada on Monday, officials are making final preparations to distribute doses to health care workers.
Some Southern Nevada hospitals postpone elective surgeries to handle COVID-19 surge.
The state expects to receive vaccine doses from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Nevada health officials say they are trying to reduce the density of people in any environment, balancing policy and political considerations along with data.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
Issues with the Southern Nevada Health District’s website prevented registrations and access on the portal to test results.
It is too soon for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plea to residents to stay home as much as possible for two weeks to be reflected in the data, state officials said.
Hospital officials are alarmed by steeply rising COVID-19 cases in Northern Nevada.
Then you’re in luck. Drive-thru, throat-swab testing administered by medical personnel is now being offered at Texas Station.
Numbers of cases, testing positivity rate, hospitalizations are all trending upwards in the state.
The Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that gatherings of more than 1,000 people not be approved for the time being.
Valley Health System’s six hospitals join most other Las Vegas Valley hospitals in easing visitation restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus.
Health agencies say disease investigation reports have “limited, if any value” to the public. Outside experts question the decision.